WP Automatic Updates vs Auto Update

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health D45

Health B73

Active-install trajectory

Auto Update moved up one install band, 80+ to 90+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	WP Automatic Updates	Auto Update
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	90–100
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+13% ✓
Overall health	D · 45 ✓	—
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	81/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	—
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	—
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	—
Reviews	2 ✓	0
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	38/100	85/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.2y ago	8mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	126 ✓	101
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.4%	1.8% ✓
Category	Multilingual	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

WP Automatic UpdatesAuto Update

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.